Xia Chaoqun looked at Jiang Se and reached out to take the pile of folders that she had been carrying into the meeting room:
"What the chairman means is that the success of Doukou has made you popular. The response to this movie abroad is also very strong. Many directors of the same type have extended olive branches to you. Sese, now is the time for you to choose the movie, not the movie to choose you. Do you want to take a look?"
She pushed the folder in front of Jiang Se, folded her arms across her chest, leaned back in her chair, and waited calmly for Jiang Se's answer.
In fact, when rehearsing "Begonia Autumn" in the Grand Theater last night, Jiang Se had already been reminded by Liang Chunbo, and he had guessed that there would be such a result.
Jiang Se glanced at the folder in front of her but did not reach out to open it. It was understandable that the agency would advise her to consider similar roles.
Her contract with Century Galaxy was originally for only two years, but now two years have passed and her career is still in its infancy, and she has not earned much money for the company.
Many of the stars who signed contracts with Century Galaxy at the same time as her have gone on to earn a lot of money for the company. In comparison, Jiang Se, apart from signing a contract to endorse Adeele's denim series, only has the Hong Kong and China Jewelry endorsement left.
The fees for these two endorsements are not high, and the only movie he signed a contract to perform in is "About My Love for You". In two years, this amount of money is almost negligible.
The company's efforts in giving her have outweighed the gains. She is gradually becoming famous now, but she is not casual about taking films. No wonder Luo Yin brought a bunch of scripts for her to choose from.
She sat there without moving. Xia Chaoqun smiled, but soon put away the smile and raised his eyebrows:
"Don't want to see it?"
Jiang Se didn't say anything, Xia Chaoqun reached out and clicked on the folder:
“In every one of these movies, the directors offer very generous salaries.”
She randomly pulled out a folder, opened it and looked at the name, "This is a movie invested by Ruihe, "Spy Wars". As long as you act in it, the salary will be this amount." Xia Chaoqun stretched out her hand and indicated the number 'two'.
According to Jiang Se's current situation, having won the Best Supporting Actress award at the film festival, and the movie "Beijing Events" in which she starred was also a big hit, this so-called "two" naturally cannot be one million, but should be a salary of 20 million.
Xia Chaoqun believed that Jiang Se should be well aware of this number. The figure of 20 million was enough to overwhelm a newcomer.
Since entering this industry, Jiang Se has never been rich, and her assets have always been negative.
Although she had a boyfriend from a wealthy family, there was no money connection between her and Pei Yi. Apart from Pei Yi's involvement as an investor in "Beijing Events", she and Pei Yi kept all other aspects of life separate. The money she owed to the company was always recorded in the account, and she never asked Pei Yi to help her smooth it out.
Logically speaking, such a huge sum of money should make Jiang Se excited, but she just looked at Xia Chaoqun calmly without any excitement.
"As long as you participate in the performance, your part can be filmed within two months in advance, and it won't take up much of your time. If you don't like this one, this one, and these..."
Every time Xia Chaoqun talked about a part, he pushed a stack of information in front of Jiang Se. Jiang Se smiled, and Xia Chaoqun asked:
"What? You're not going to answer it?"
"Yes."
Jiang Se nodded. Xia Chaoqun didn't get angry when he heard her say that. Instead, he smiled:
"Why?" She crossed her arms and looked sharp:
"Do you think the pay is not high? Or is it because of Pei Yi that you are not short of money, so you don't care about the pay?"
"No, the pay is very high and I am short of money."
Jiang Se slowly pushed away the folder that Xia Chaoqun had pushed in front of him, "But I'm not going to take on a movie of the same type for the time being."
There is only one "Beijing Events", and not every movie's screenwriter is named Hou Xiling. She took on "Beijing Events" because she was moved by the role of Doukou.
She does need money, but if she keeps taking on the same roles just for the money, it will be difficult for her to make further progress in the future.
It's not that she doesn't need money, and she was tempted when she heard the amount of the film's pay, but she knew better that it was because she turned down the high-paying film that Lin Xiwen offered her and chose "Douku" that she had more opportunities today.
If she were to be tempted by the little benefits in front of her now, she might end up blocking her future path.
"Why?"
When Xia Chaoqun asked this question, Jiang Se always felt that there was a hint of hope in her eyes.
"Sister Chaoqun, you are very famous in the company and in the industry. Tao Cen, who you lead, is already a top-tier female star in the country. With your status and connections, why didn't you lead a large number of artists in the beginning, but chose only Tao Cen?" Everyone knows the reason. It's simply because it's better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality, so they would rather concentrate on one thing.
With Xia Chaoqun's status and position, if she wanted to make money, she could have brought a large number of artists with her, and her income might have been more than it is now, but she didn't. She only chose Tao Cen. When she signed Jiang Se later, Jiang Se was just a newcomer at that time and was not very well-known.
In a sense, both of them are essentially the same type of people, who have ambitions and pursuits for the future and are unwilling to compromise for the sake of immediate interests.
Both of them are looking to the future instead of the present, and what they are seeking is much longer-term.
This is also the reason why Jiang Se was willing to make some concessions to Xia Chaoqun when he saw that the signed agent was Xia Chaoqun.
After hearing what she said, Xia Chaoqun smiled. She nodded quickly and swept away the things on the table:
"Then let's talk about 'Devil'. Last time you said you wanted to lose 15 pounds. I have reported this to Adeele and Hong Kong China on your behalf. The weight loss period will be after you finish filming. I have found a nutritionist for you and she will contact you later."
Jiang Se refused to act in these high-paying movies, but Xia Chaoqun was not angry. She even looked relaxed and satisfied:
"Zhao Rang is also urging me, saying that you haven't made any progress yet, and asking when you can talk to Liu Ye?" She stretched her arms and said jokingly:
"Liu Ye won the Best Actor award for the second time at the film festival. There are too many producers waiting to find him. Not only are several domestic investment companies eyeing him, but several well-known foreign companies are also eyeing him. Zhao Rang is afraid of missing the opportunity."
When Jiang Se was able to get the female lead in the movie "About I Love You", in addition to Century Galaxy's resources, director Zhao Rang also made a great effort, temporarily kicking out the female lead Zhao Ruoyun from the crew when filming had already started.
The reason why Century Galaxy persuaded him, in addition to the script of "Devil", was Xia Chaoqun's promise to try his best to persuade Liu Ye to play the male lead. (To be continued)